Overview

• The event kicks off at 7pm BST at the bp pulse LIVE Arena, with Yafai’s ringwalk expected around 10:15pm on DAZN.
• Yafai captured the interim title by stopping Sunny Edwards last November and enters tonight undefeated at 9-0.
• Rodriguez Jr is a former unified minimumweight champion who has fought 47 professional bouts but has not faced top contenders since 2022.
• Promoter Eddie Hearn predicts the clash will be an "absolute war" given both fighters' aggressive styles and work rates.
• A victory for Yafai would position him for a full world title showdown against WBC champion Kenshiro Teraji or challenger Ricardo Rafael Sandoval.